Title :
Demonstration of net gain at 1540 nm in an erbium-doped polymer single mode rib waveguide
Author :
Le Quang, Anh Quoc ; Hierle, Rolland ; Zyss, Joseph ; Ledoux, Isabelle ; Pietralunga, Silvia
Author_Institution :
Lab. de Photonique Quantique et Moleculaire, Ecole Normale Super. de Cachan, Cachan
Abstract :
A polymer-based waveguide amplifier doped with Er3+ ions has been modelized, elaborated and characterized. An internal net gain of 1.34 dB at 1540 nm is demonstrated for a single-mode waveguide of 1.6 cm length.
Keywords :
optical polymers; optical waveguides; rib waveguides; erbium doped polymer; gain 1.34 dB; net gain; single mode rib waveguide; size 1.6 cm; wavelength 1540 nm; Erbium; Etching; Integrated optics; Optical amplifiers; Optical materials; Optical polymers; Optical propagation; Optical pumping; Optical waveguides; Stimulated emission; (140.4480) Lasers and Laser Optics; (250.4480) Optoelectronics;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2006 and 2006 Quantum Electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2006. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-813-1
DOI :
10.1109/CLEO.2006.4628405
